Stonehenge landscape, Blick Mead, during the Mesolithic period. A study reveals Stonehenge landscape before the world-famous monument
A study, published on PLoS One, challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas and develops a Apparent Stratigraphic Integrity Index
Prehistoric people created art by firelight, new research reveals Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved…
Busy mothers did less breastfeeding in 19th century Netherlands. Study explores various factors influencing rates of breastfeeding vs. artificial feeding
Tools at Aranbaltza offer clues to Neanderthal extinction in the Iberian Peninsula, even before Homo sapiens arrived
A paper in the journal The Anatomical Record presents a taphonomic-forensic analysis of the skulls from the Sima de los Huesos
Earliest art in British Isles discovered in Jersey Prehistoric societies in the British Isles were creating artistic designs on rock as long ago…
A cremation pyre pit in Beisamoun, Israel, represents the oldest proof of direct cremation in the Middle East; dates as far back as 7,000 B.C.
The recovery of distinctive fluted points from both America and Arabia provides one of the best examples of ‘independent invention’
The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from within, according to a study
